United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino has dismissed speculation linking him with a return to Tottenham Hotspur, calling the idea “not realistic” as the Premier League club begins its search for a new manager. Spurs parted ways with Ange Postecoglou on Friday, just over two weeks after he led them to their first major trophy…
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has dismissed any speculation over his future, insisting he has no intention of walking away from the club despite their dismal Premier League campaign. The Portuguese coach clarified that his emotional comments following Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham stemmed from a sense of accountability. United’s loss to the Hammers…
Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League final preparations have been dealt a huge blow with the club confirming that Dejan Kulusevski underwent surgery on the knee injury he suffered against Crystal Palace at the weekend. However, the Premier League club have not ruled him out for the rest of the season. “Dejan has undergone surgery following the…
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur may be all set to play the UEFA Europa League final in Bilbao on May 21, but their Premier League continued to dwindle as both teams lost 2-0 to West Ham United and Crystal Palace respectively. Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen were on target for the Hammers as they secured…
Mason Mount’s brace and goals from Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund helped Manchester United seal their place in the UEFA Europa League final on Thursday, May 8 as they completed a 4-1 comeback win against Athletic Bilbao at Old Trafford. United will face Tottenham Hotspur in the summit clash on May 21 as the London side…
Welcome to The Briefing, where every Monday during this season The Athletic will discuss three of the biggest questions to arise from the weekend’s Premier League football. This was the weekend when Aston Villa closed in on the Champions League places, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace shared as many red cards as goals, Arsenal slipped up…
“Always I have to be careful for the respect for the players that have played incredible roles, but there’s no doubt he’s one of the greatest for sure,” said Pep Guardiola of Kevin De Bruyne’s impending exit from Manchester City. De Bruyne’s impact at City since joining from Wolfsburg in 2015 has been huge, with…
Bruno Fernandes (AP Photo/Dave Thompson) NEW DELHI: Bruno Fernandes delivered a sensational performance as Manchester United stormed into the Europa League quarter-finals with a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad at Old Trafford, securing a 5-2 aggregate win. Fernandes opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 10th minute and added another in the 50th,…
Back in my early twenties, I was at a party at a rooftop bar trapped in a round of small talk with a friend of a friend. Scrambling around for conversation, I asked her where she came from. “Folkestone,” she said. If you don’t know, that’s a coastal town in Kent, in the south east…
Eagle-eyed viewers of Sky Sports’ coverage of Tottenham Hotspur’s 1-0 win against Manchester United last Sunday will have noticed a change. When head coach Ange Postecoglou was interviewed before kick-off and asked about the lift of having players back from injury, he was described as “Tottenham Hotspur Head Coach”. When the Tottenham starting XI was…